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I am trying to get a 504 approval from my child's public school
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 471617" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>If your child has behavioral issues that adversely affect her education (i.e. she has to be removed from classroom, is suspended, etc.), she is eligible for an IEP. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>"This, in my judgment, is a brain-based disorder in which biological dysfunction forces the child into behaviors that she cannot control that include trying to control the behavior of others. This is not oppositional-defiant behavior. This does not mean she can never been oppositional and defiant. It means that the symptoms of greatest concern are not voluntary."</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This is, by definition, a disability. Just because it involves behavior rather than, for example, vision or hearing or seizures or motor control or a specific learning disorder doesn't make it any less of a disability. (I'm sorry if that's too blunt - I know how incredibly difficult it can be when you first starting getting information about what is going on with- your child.) Disruptive behaviors that are not within her control are going to affect her ability to receive an appropriate education.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It seems that he also was identifying some fine motor issues - since they relate to writing, that also is an IEP worthy item.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I'd also point out that 20 years ago, when my oldest was entering public school in the early intervention programs (and he has zero behavioral issues), "developmental delay" was a catch-all phrase used to qualify kids for EI. It covered a multitude of real diagnoses, from mental retardation to cerebral palsy to genetic anomalies to physiologic brain abnormalities, vision/hearing issues, etc. He maintained that daughter classification until he was 10, when he was switched to OHI. It's less important for a SD to have a "diagnosis" than it is for them to identify and address issues that may affect your daughter's ability to obtain an appropriate education - they can call it whatever they want, but they need to address fine motor issues (I would think via Occupational Therapist (OT) services), behavior issues, social issues, and any Learning Disability (LD) issues that exist now or may surface in the future - along with- anything else that pops up along the way. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I think your dr. actually did a bang up job for you - not only did he identify a "developmental disability" but he also very specifically states that her behaviors are a part of her disability. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Again - I very strongly think you need to go for the IEP, especially since it seems that she has behaviors that may appear oppositional/defiant but are not within her control. It will save you a lot of heartache over that code of conduct. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 471617, member: 8"] If your child has behavioral issues that adversely affect her education (i.e. she has to be removed from classroom, is suspended, etc.), she is eligible for an IEP. [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][B]"This, in my judgment, is a brain-based disorder in which biological dysfunction forces the child into behaviors that she cannot control that include trying to control the behavior of others. This is not oppositional-defiant behavior. This does not mean she can never been oppositional and defiant. It means that the symptoms of greatest concern are not voluntary."[/B] This is, by definition, a disability. Just because it involves behavior rather than, for example, vision or hearing or seizures or motor control or a specific learning disorder doesn't make it any less of a disability. (I'm sorry if that's too blunt - I know how incredibly difficult it can be when you first starting getting information about what is going on with- your child.) Disruptive behaviors that are not within her control are going to affect her ability to receive an appropriate education. It seems that he also was identifying some fine motor issues - since they relate to writing, that also is an IEP worthy item. I'd also point out that 20 years ago, when my oldest was entering public school in the early intervention programs (and he has zero behavioral issues), "developmental delay" was a catch-all phrase used to qualify kids for EI. It covered a multitude of real diagnoses, from mental retardation to cerebral palsy to genetic anomalies to physiologic brain abnormalities, vision/hearing issues, etc. He maintained that daughter classification until he was 10, when he was switched to OHI. It's less important for a SD to have a "diagnosis" than it is for them to identify and address issues that may affect your daughter's ability to obtain an appropriate education - they can call it whatever they want, but they need to address fine motor issues (I would think via Occupational Therapist (OT) services), behavior issues, social issues, and any Learning Disability (LD) issues that exist now or may surface in the future - along with- anything else that pops up along the way. I think your dr. actually did a bang up job for you - not only did he identify a "developmental disability" but he also very specifically states that her behaviors are a part of her disability. Again - I very strongly think you need to go for the IEP, especially since it seems that she has behaviors that may appear oppositional/defiant but are not within her control. It will save you a lot of heartache over that code of conduct. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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